The auction of Anthology, the downtown live-music venue and eatery that suddenly shut down Jan. 1, has been postponed until April 2, an auction official said Friday.

The delay is because of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in court Thursday by India Street Ventures LLC, listed in records as the owner.

Items that were set to be sold Friday included the real estate, on India Street at the western edge of Little Italy, the club’s business license and its furnishings, including the high-tech video and sound systems.

India Street Ventures was behind on mortgage payments by $65,000, public records show. A default notice, which signals the start of the foreclosure process, was filed in November.

That’s when venue co-operators Howard and Marsha Berkson quietly started a search for new proprietors.

Howard Berkson, who terminated the venue’s management staff Jan. 4, also told workers that he and his wife were divorcing.

Multiple calls and emails to the Berksons have not been returned.

At least one investment group, which includes two Qualcomm employees and a venture-capital firm, has publicly expressed interest in buying the venue. Representatives from that group were present at Friday’s auction before it was postponed.